WorksheetsWe The People Unit 3 Test
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The national legislature of the United States. Congress has two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives
a)
Preamble
b)
justice
c)
checking power
d)
Congress
2.
The introduction to the Constitution.
a)
Preamble
b)
justice
c)
checking power
d)
Congress
3.
limiting power
a)
Preamble
b)
justice
c)
checking power
d)
Congress
4.
just behavior or treatment
a)
Preamble
b)
justice
c)
checking power
d)
Congress
5.
The group of presidential electors who cast the official votes for president and vice president after after a presidential election.
a)
veto
b)
appeal
c)
judicial review
d)
Electoral College
6.
The power of the president to refuse to approve a bill passed by Congress.
a)
veto
b)
appeal
c)
judicial review
d)
Electoral College
7.
The power of the courts to say that the Constitution does not allow the government to do something.
a)
veto
b)
appeal
c)
judicial review
d)
Electoral College
8.
The bringing of a court case from a lower court to a higher court to be heard again.
a)
veto
b)
appeal
c)
judicial review
d)
Electoral College
9.
The Preamble to the Constitution begins with the words, “We the People.” These words mean
a)
Americans were one people
b)
The people approved of the new constitution
c)
the people wanted a better way of life
d)
it is the people who create government
10.
The Constitution separates the powers of government so that no branch can
a)
raise taxes
b)
become too powerful
c)
disagree with the other branches
d)
protect the rights of the people
11.
The Constitution limits the power of the national government by
a)
denying the states certain powers
b)
a system of separation of powers and checks and balances
c)
giving the president the power to veto bills
d)
dividing Congress into two houses
12.
The legislative branch of government
a)
makes the laws
b)
carries out and enforces the laws
c)
settles disagreements about laws
d)
declares laws unconstitutional
13.
The power of judicial review means that the Supreme Court can
a)
set up a system of lower courts
b)
declares laws unconstitutional
c)
approve treaties made by the president
d)
decide when a justice may no longer serve on the Court
14.
The executive branch of government
a)
amends the Constitution
b)
carries out and enforces the laws
c)
settles disagreements about laws
d)
makes laws
15.
The judicial branch of government
a)
appoints the members of Congress
b)
settles disagreements about laws
c)
makes laws
d)
amends the Constitution
16.
List the 5 steps to becoming a law.
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